20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 553 Chaos on the Beach [Update]

Chen Lixian saw the man's appearance clearly, but he didn't recognize who he was. In the chaos of the fight, he had no time to speculate, so he had to continue shooting and swinging the axe, leading the Axe Gang members to kill downstairs.

However, despite the brothers being tough by nature, the Guangdong Gang was large in numbers and after several fights, they were still unable to break out of the encirclement.

Seeing that the old man was dead, the Guangdong gang members no longer had any scruples in their hearts. They became furious and vowed to kill Chen Lixian and others.

For a moment, there were flashes of swords and axes, blood splattered in the air, and the thirty or twenty-meter-long staircase was like a strategic pass, which was difficult to control and difficult to resolve.

When I went to look for Cheng Maoling again, I saw that he had already retreated outside the restaurant.

Immediately afterwards, before he could even stand firm, a burly man with a dark face rushed over from the street.

"Four Eyes, where's Uncle Kun?"

Lai Chunbao grabbed Cheng Maoling's shoulder and asked him harshly. Then he saw the bloodbath in the hall. He didn't bother to wait for a reply. He immediately turned around and called out to the thugs who were accompanying him: "Brothers, follow me!"

At the command, another twenty or thirty Cantonese gang members came in one after another.

Although the Sanyouhui Restaurant was quite large, there were already over a hundred and twenty people jostling for position. Add in the diners who had not had time to escape the disaster, and the hall was suddenly filled with people, shoulder to shoulder. Not to mention gang fights, even normal movement was difficult.

"Brother Hei, be careful--"

Cheng Maoling wanted to say "be careful, there might be fraud", but when the words came to his lips, he hesitated.

After a moment of distraction, he seemed to suddenly wake up and swallowed back the words he had not finished.

At this moment, the confidant beside him suddenly reminded him: "Brother Ling, look, the Axe Gang has also come to support us!"

Cheng Maoling subconsciously looked towards the French Concession in the south, but found nothing. After being reminded by others, he suddenly woke up and hurriedly looked towards the river in the direction pointed by his confidant.

It didn't matter at all when I saw it, but my heart sank immediately.

On the beach on the west bank of the Huangpu River, the Axe Gang members were seen in a huge force, like a crowd of carp crossing the river, densely packed like a screen; they were also like water ghosts in the river, appearing out of nowhere.

Cheng Maoling squinted his eyes for a moment, then his throat tightened and he blurted out, "It's bad, surround them and attack the reinforcements!"

Originally, according to the Axe Gang's plan, Chen Lixian was supposed to lead his men to storm into the Sanyouhui Restaurant, hold Yin Baokun hostage, and lure Cheng Maoling, Lai Chunbao and other Cantonese gang leaders to the scene. Then Huang Xiansheng and Wen Jinhua would lead the remaining brothers across the river, and with the help of both inside and outside forces, they would wipe out the Sanyouhui and severely defeat the Cantonese gang, making the entire foreign concessions understand one thing - the Axe Gang is not to be trifled with!
Unexpectedly, when the plan was halfway through, seven or eight men dressed in black silk shorts suddenly rushed out of the private room, firing guns and fanning the flames with impunity.

In the chaos, Yin Baokun may be rescued at any time.

Chen Lixian had no choice but to act quickly in order to avoid losing everything. He first killed Yin Baokun and then led the Axe Gang members to try to break out of the siege.

"No wonder they weren't afraid, they were originally coming for us!"

Cheng Maoling was terrified, and when he looked again, he saw that the Axe Gang members had already run across the street, with their Xuanhua axes drawn and murderous intent in their hands!
Although the Axe Gang is short of financial resources, most of its disciples are low-level laborers, and they have very few guns and ammunition, but in terms of manpower and momentum, they are not inferior to any other hometown associations in Shanghai. A rough count of the troops tonight shows that there are at least 120 people.

Although most of the elite members of the Guangdong Gang were equipped with guns, they could not withstand the other side's large numbers and strength. When the two sides met, they were already a little scared.

Besides, "if one soldier is cowardly, the whole general will be cowardly." The leader Cheng Maoling had selfish motives. When he had no intention of fighting, his subordinates immediately lost their composure.

"Uncle Kun is dead. Don't enter the restaurant. Retreat first!"

Cheng Maoling quickly called on his men to retreat to the west side of the street corner to avoid being caught in a trap.

He was certainly smart and alert, but if he hadn't deliberately exposed a flaw and transferred the elite troops away in advance, how could the Sanyouhui Restaurant be in such chaos?
Cheng Maoling turned around and shouted a few times to the restaurant symbolically, then called on his trusted men to evacuate first. Seeing that the situation was not going well, the other brothers also shouted loudly: "Don't block it in, the Axe Gang is coming to kill us!"

Several people at the door heard the noise, and the news immediately spread in the lobby.

Upon hearing this, Chen Lixian and the others immediately rekindled their fighting spirit, and pushed downstairs one after another, pushing forward several Cantonese gangsters around them.

Lai Chunbao's men originally did not have time to go deep into the lobby, but upon hearing the news, they hurriedly led their men to turn their weapons around, rushed out of the restaurant door, and were ready to fight at any time.

When they arrived outside the restaurant, they saw members of the Axe Gang rushing towards them.

Lai Chunbao held a knife in his left hand and a gun in his right hand. He spat fiercely on the ground and then shouted loudly: "Brothers, don't be afraid. Show your weapons and follow me!"

They are all Cantonese gang members, and none of them is much stronger than the other. But under the leadership of Lai Chunbao, they are far superior to Cheng Maoling and others.

However, the Guangdong Gang sent out a large group of brothers, and Chen Lixian took advantage of the situation to catch his breath. After fighting for a while, he finally found an opening, swung his axe, broke the window frame, and hurriedly called out to his brothers: "Retreat! Retreat!"

Members of the Axe Gang quickly escaped through the windows. Some of them were slow or stayed behind to guard the rear. They were stabbed or even shot twice. They were unable to escape in time and fell to the ground, their lives in danger.

When Lai Chunbao heard the noise, he was filled with indignation, and regretted that he did not have three heads and six arms, so he could not take care of everything.

Looking outside the restaurant again, the two groups of people were already facing each other, only a few steps away from each other.

Before the combat began, bullets were already whizzing towards him!

"Bang bang bang!"

After a few gunshots, doors and windows collapsed, wood chips flew, and occasionally someone screamed and fell to the ground.

The Axe Gang was truly unscrupulous. Even though they were in the downtown area of ​​Hongkou, they dared to lead the crowd to start a gun fight!

"You bastard, I'll kill your mother!" Lai Chunbao cursed a few times, then shouted to his left and right, "If they shoot, we'll shoot too. We'll have to report to the police station!"

Having said that, not every member of the Guangdong gang has a gun, and they came in a hurry this time, with no extra time to prepare. They had no choice but to pick up their service pistols and shoot as many bullets as they could.

At once, gunfire from both sides rose up, like fire snakes spitting out their tongues!

"Bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

After an exchange of fire, both sides suffered casualties and their formations were instantly broken up!
Many Cantonese gang members retreated into the restaurant to avoid being called in by the King of Hell. Members of the Axe Gang also scattered and surrounded the restaurant to fight!

In the vast night, the orange lights flickered unsteadily.

The Axe Gang members are like dragons playing in the water, while the Cantonese Gang members are like tigers crouching in the mountains!
In just a blink of an eye, the bullets from both sides had already hit the ground. Since they were not far away from each other, naturally neither of them was willing to give the other a chance to breathe, so they collided head-on, with swords and axes flashing, and fought hand-to-hand.

Lai Chunbao led the charge, hacking left and right, fighting hard, but he was unable to withstand the Axe Gang that came at him like a pack of wolves and hungry tigers.

It's too late to say, then soon!
While the two sides were fighting, Chen Lixian, with blood all over his face, had already led the remaining members of the Axe Gang to escape through the window. He circled around the restaurant and shouted to his brothers, "Everyone is here, hurry up!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, before the Axe Gang leaders Huang Xiansheng and Wen Jinhua could reply, a shrill police whistle suddenly sounded from a street in the northwest direction in the distance.

At the same time, on one side of the road, more Guangdong gang members, led by other small leaders, rushed over here. Seeing this, Lai Chunbao and others immediately became more motivated.

After all, the Hongkou District of the British Concession is the territory of the Cantonese gang, so manpower support is particularly convenient.

Seeing that the situation was about to turn around again, the Axe Gang members suddenly started to prepare for battle. At the end of the crowd, three or five assassins suddenly rushed out, with their right arms raised high and a wisp of green smoke trailing behind them. They rushed straight into the restaurant without caring about their own lives.

The rest of the people followed behind, using their few remaining bullets to provide cover.

Lai Chunbao took a closer look and saw that the object in the man's hand was nothing but low-quality earthwork explosives. He immediately screamed, "You bastard, you're really crazy!"

After saying that, he immediately pointed his gun at one of them.

"boom!"

After the gunshot, one of the assassins fell down, but the Axe Gang members who followed him immediately squatted down, picked up the homemade explosives, and threw them towards the Sanyouhui Restaurant!

"boom!"

Lai Chunbao pulled the trigger again, and another assassin fell. But when he was about to aim at the third one, the gun barrel made a crisp "click" sound!
"Throw the damn dynamite back!"

Lai Chunbao shouted loudly, but the Guangdong gang members were already in chaos at this time. They panicked and some ran diagonally to the opposite side, but were killed on the spot by the Axe Gang; some turned around and ran into the house, but were squeezed into a group with the brothers who were rushing out.

The Axe Gang didn't wait a moment, and the remaining three rushed to the door in the blink of an eye and threw the half-burned homemade explosives into the lobby.

There was a sudden burst of screams in the restaurant. The people inside were frantically looking for cover. Those who were still on the stairs immediately retreated to the second floor. Those gathered at the door just wanted to rush out as quickly as possible. The scene was extremely chaotic!

Lai Chunbao only felt as if a huge tide was coming from behind him, and a brute force pushed him out of the door. In the panic, many brothers even fell on the stone steps, and then trampled on each other, causing chaos.

The Axe Gang members reluctantly carried out the plan, and of course they did not want to continue fighting, so Chen Lixian and others took the lead in shouting: "Retreat! Retreat!"

As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps were heard suddenly.

Looking up, the Axe Gang members were not heading south, but were running rapidly towards the river bank in the east.

"Di-"

At the same time, the whistles of the British Concession Police Station were getting closer and closer!

However, the patrol officers cannot save the current crisis.

Seeing that the fuse of the homemade explosives not far from the door was about to burn out, Lai Chunbao could not help but curse, then he ran over, bent down to pick up the explosives, grabbed the hemp rope on it, swung his arms, and threw it towards the Axe Gang members.

Unfortunately, the homemade explosive drew an arc in the air and exploded with a loud bang at the highest point!

"Rumble--"

Even though the homemade explosives were not very powerful, they were more than just large firecrackers. When they were detonated in the air, they still created a blinding light!

Immediately, a strong wind with a smell of gunpowder blew in my face.

Lai Chunbao quickly covered his face with his arms, and just as he was about to catch his breath, another wave of noise came. He heard another loud "clang" behind him!
“Bang!!!”

"Rumble--"

The Sanyouhui Restaurant seemed to tremble twice in response, and then the window frames broke, and the glass fragments "crackled" and scattered like splashing water, and a cloud of gray smoke rushed out from the doors and windows!

The few Cantonese gangsters crowded at the door were naturally knocked to the ground by the strong shock wave. Although they were not seriously injured, they were unable to move for a moment and could only lie on the ground groaning.

"I'm going to your mother!"

Lai Chunbao cursed, then jumped up from the ground and rushed into the Sanyouhui Restaurant.

At this time, the lights in the restaurant lobby had already been turned off and the place was filled with smoke and dust.

In the dim light, one could only make out a few gray figures stumbling to their feet from the ground, and cries of pain could be heard all around.

The lethality of homemade explosives is really limited. Although many people in the restaurant suffered from the shock, most people were not seriously injured except for the few unlucky guys who were closest to the explosives.

However, after this battle, the reputation of the Guangdong Gang will surely plummet.

Instead, the Axe Gang became famous.

"Uncle Kun! Uncle Kun?"

Lai Chunbao couldn't care less about the moment, and rushed into the lobby, stepping on the mess on the floor, and hurriedly ran towards the stairs. He was not careful and missed a step, and almost fell down the broken stairs.

"Uncle Kun! Uncle Kun?"

Coming to the second floor, Lai Chunbao searched the floor one by one for Yin Baokun.

At this moment, the door of the private room not far from the corridor was suddenly pushed open again.

"who!?"

Lai Chunbao questioned sternly and subconsciously reached for his gun, but then he suddenly realized that he had no bullets left. So he quickly picked up a machete on the ground and stared at the door with a vigilant look. However, it was dark above his head and he could not see the figure or face of the person coming.

However, although his vision was obstructed, he was outdoors just now and could still hear clearly.

Suddenly, a familiar voice was heard from the smoke.

The man waved his hand gently in front of his mouth and nose, coughed violently twice, spat on the ground, and muttered curses: "Fuck, it's a house-destroying thing, can I still fucking get through this?"

The sound sounded strange and very recognizable, like the burping of someone who was too full.

Hearing this, Lai Chunbao frowned and asked again quickly.

"Who's there?"

"Ah? What did you say? I can't hear you, speak louder!"

However, Lai Chunbao did not ask any more questions.

He had already recognized the person from the voice - the leader of the Eight Great Tide Gangs: Wan Youyuan!
(End of this chapter)